Stand-alone photos for Nov. 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

Newspaper workers use the term "stand-alone photos" to describe photographs that are displayed on their own and aren't necessarily associated with any stories. These photos add color to newspaper pages. More important, they document candid slices of life from the community that might otherwise go unrecorded. Check out this gallery to see The Gazette's stand-alone photos for November 2013.

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James Tearman, 7, left, gives his brother, Nathan Tearman, 9, a face full of snow on Monday while shoveling in Janesville.

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Snowflakes rest on a pine branch in Janesville after the snowfall on Monday morning.

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Song Phanlith, left, signs up to vote for Janesville's Van Buren Elementary School during the US Cellular Calling All Communities online contest on Friday. Nov. 22, 2013. The school receiving the top 20 votes get $25,000 toward technology in the classroom.

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Van Buren paraprofessional Julie Steinman tries to excite US Cellular customers to vote for Van Buren Elementary School on Friday, Nov. 22 for the Calling All Communities contest. The voting ends Monday.

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Seventh-graders from all four of Janesville's catholic schools marched through the city on Wednesday afternoon to raise money for Relay for Life.

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Parker freshman Mary Rebout, right, reads to Kris O'Leary's kindergarten class at St. William School on Tuesday after a preview performance of Parker High School's upcoming "Shrek the Musical." The cast toured three elementary schools in Janesville on Tuesday performing and reading storybooks to students.

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Mike Brown of West Bend concentrates as he lifts his bike over an obstacle during the Blackhawk Border Bash Cyclocross race on Saturday afternoon at Blackhawk Golf Course.

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Racers in the Elite category 3 race carry their bicycles and jump over an obstacle on Saturday afternoon at Blackhawk Golf Course during the Blackhawk Border Bash Cyclocross race.

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Milton seniors, Chelsea Calhoon, left and Bridgette Alexander, right embrace after Alexander won the 100 yard backstroke during the WIAA division 2 state tournament at the UW-Madison Natatorium in Madison. Calhoon placed sixth in the race.

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John Rasmussen of Evansville Water and Light hangs a light up snowflake on a streetlamp Tuesday afternoon in downtown Evansville.

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Farmers who support the SWAG effort near Evansville came together with 10 combines on Friday to pick the 200 acres of corn on the SWAG land at Highway 14 and County M.

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Gov. Scott Walker claps with members of the newly formed Boys & Girls Club of Walworth County on Tuesday night at Phoenix Middle School in Delavan, where the new chapter is being housed.